Sam McDowell
Samuel Edward McDowell
Born: September 21, 1942
Pittsburgh, PA USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, 1B, 2B, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 190
Career: 1961-1975
Minor League Statistics
Sam McDowell compiled a career record of 141 wins and 134 losses in his 429-game career with the Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates. He began playing during the 1961 season and last took the field during the 1975 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | |
| 1962 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3 | 7 | .300 | 6.06 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 87.7 | 81 | 64 | 59 | 9 | 70 | 1 | 70 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 410 |
| 1963 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4.85 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 65.0 | 63 | 37 | 35 | 6 | 44 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 292 |
| 1964 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 11 | 6 | .647 | 2.70 | 31 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 173.3 | 148 | 60 | 52 | 8 | 100 | 6 | 177 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 760 |
| 1965 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 17 | 11 | .607 | 2.18 | 42 | 35 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 273.0 | 178 | 80 | 66 | 9 | 132 | 7 | 325 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 1116 |
| 1966 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 9 | 8 | .529 | 2.87 | 35 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 194.3 | 130 | 66 | 62 | 12 | 102 | 3 | 225 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 806 |
| 1967 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 13 | 15 | .464 | 3.85 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 236.3 | 201 | 112 | 101 | 21 | 123 | 3 | 236 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 1014 |
| 1968 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 15 | 14 | .517 | 1.81 | 38 | 37 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 269.0 | 181 | 78 | 54 | 13 | 110 | 9 | 283 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1098 |
| 1969 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 18 | 14 | .563 | 2.94 | 39 | 38 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 285.0 | 222 | 111 | 93 | 13 | 102 | 9 | 279 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 1166 |
| 1970 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 20 | 12 | .625 | 2.92 | 39 | 39 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 305.0 | 236 | 108 | 99 | 25 | 131 | 10 | 304 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 1257 |
| 1971 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 13 | 17 | .433 | 3.40 | 35 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 214.7 | 160 | 89 | 81 | 22 | 153 | 13 | 192 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 943 |
| 1972 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 10 | 8 | .556 | 4.33 | 28 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 164.3 | 155 | 86 | 79 | 12 | 86 | 6 | 122 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 718 |
| 1973 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4.50 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 40.0 | 45 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 190 |
| 1973 | AL | New York Yankees | 5 | 8 | .385 | 3.95 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 95.7 | 73 | 47 | 42 | 4 | 64 | 2 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 417 |
| 1974 | AL | New York Yankees | 1 | 6 | .143 | 4.69 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48.0 | 42 | 27 | 25 | 6 | 41 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 224 |
| 1975 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2.86 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.7 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 149 |
| Totals | 141 | 134 | .513 | 3.17 | 425 | 346 | 39 | 103 | 23 | 14 | 2492.3 | 1948 | 999 | 879 | 164 | 1312 | 74 | 2453 | 59 | 7 | 140 | 10587 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 25 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .154 | .154 | .154 | .308 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 15 | 24 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .211 | .250 | .211 | .461 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 31 | 64 | 56 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25 | .143 | .213 | .161 | .374 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 43 | 101 | 95 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | .126 | .135 | .137 | .272 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 36 | 65 | 60 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | .200 | .210 | .233 | .443 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 37 | 88 | 82 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | .183 | .190 | .232 | .422 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 38 | 96 | 85 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | .153 | .189 | .153 | .342 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 39 | 104 | 92 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | .174 | .172 | .207 | .379 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 40 | 115 | 105 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | .124 | .140 | .152 | .293 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 35 | 80 | 73 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | .178 | .189 | .178 | .367 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 28 | 64 | 59 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .119 | .133 | .169 | .303 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 18 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | AL | New York Yankees | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1974 | AL | New York Yankees | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1975 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 14 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 429 | 851 | 774 | 34 | 119 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 306 | .154 | .171 | .176 | .347 | 136 | 6 | 1 | 56 | 4 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 1 | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.842 | 2.000 |
| 1962 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 25 | 13 | 87.7 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | .900 | 1.848 | .720 |
| 1963 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 14 | 12 | 65.0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.523 | .786 |
| 1964 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 31 | 24 | 173.3 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 1 | .931 | 1.402 | .871 |
| 1965 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 42 | 35 | 273.0 | 6 | 46 | 4 | 0 | .929 | 1.714 | 1.238 |
| 1966 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 35 | 28 | 194.3 | 11 | 30 | 2 | 2 | .953 | 1.899 | 1.171 |
| 1967 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 37 | 37 | 236.3 | 9 | 31 | 5 | 2 | .889 | 1.523 | 1.081 |
| 1968 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 38 | 37 | 269.0 | 10 | 30 | 4 | 7 | .909 | 1.338 | 1.053 |
| 1969 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 39 | 38 | 285.0 | 5 | 39 | 4 | 5 | .917 | 1.389 | 1.128 |
| 1970 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 39 | 39 | 305.0 | 3 | 35 | 4 | 1 | .905 | 1.121 | .974 |
| 1970 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1970 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| 1971 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 35 | 31 | 215.0 | 3 | 26 | 4 | 2 | .879 | 1.214 | .829 |
| 1972 | NL | San Francisco Giants | P | 28 | 25 | 164.0 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 0 | .967 | 1.591 | 1.036 |
| 1973 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 16 | 15 | 95.7 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.787 | 1.188 |
| 1973 | NL | San Francisco Giants | P | 18 | 3 | 40.0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | .444 |
| 1974 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 13 | 7 | 48.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .563 | .231 |
| 1975 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 14 | 1 | 34.7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.558 | .429 |
| Totals | 427 | 346 | 2493.3 | 80 | 328 | 33 | 23 | .925 | 1.473 | .956 |
Awards
1970 - AL TSN Pitcher of the Year
1970 - AL TSN All-Star LHP
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
